Policy and Legislation
The letter invites states to apply for Medicaid waivers to increase access to care for women from states where abortions are banned.
Eighty-six percent of Americans agree that Congress should focus on cracking down on abusive insurance practices.
Currently, a nurse or physician is required to be physically present in the home for providers to be reimbursed by Medicare.
Awards of up to $5 million are being announced for Illinois, Kansas and New Hampshire, as well as American Samoa and Puerto Rico.
The AHA wants Congress to halt Medicare payment cuts and extend or make permanent certain waivers, among other requests.
HIMSS22 Europe
Agnes Buzyn, executive director of the WHO Academy, discusses the new learning center that will offer 100 programs to healthcare workers, policymakers and the public by 2024, worldwide.
In issuing the ruling, U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood said CMS' decision was "arbitrary and capricious."
The guidance grew out of reforms announced earlier this year meant to improve the safety and quality of nursing home care.
Fauci has been the voice of information on the current state of the pandemic and stopping its spread.
CMS expects that up to an additional 34,000 people annually will now be eligible for 12-month postpartum coverage.